Configuration: Business Package for Employee Self-Service (WDA)

You use this function to make the required settings for integrating the Business Package for Employee Self-Service (WDA) into your portal and for its configuration.

Prerequisites

You have an overview of the required software components and the implementation strategy. For this, use the Master Guides and Installation Guides on SAP Service Marketplace at http://www.service.sap.com/instguides.

To use the full range of functions of the Business Package for Employee Self-Service (WDA) 1.50, you must have installed the following:

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 with:
- SAP NetWeaver Portal
- Application Server ABAP
- Adobe Document Services (ADS) (for HCM Processes and Forms)
Business packages:
- Business Package for Employee Self-Service (WDA) 1.50
- Business Package for Common Parts
  For more information, see Shared Objects in This Business Package.
SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) 6.0 with SAP enhancement package 5 and Enterprise Extension Human Capital Management (EA-HR)

Note Note

For information about the system prerequisites for these components, see the Product Availability Matrix (PAM) on SAP Service Marketplace at http://www.service.sap.com/pam.

For information about the security settings for these components, see the appropriate Security Guide on SAP Service Marketplace at http://www.service.sap.com/securityguide. In particular, note the Employee Self-Service chapter of the SAP ERP Central Component Security Guide under Start of the navigation path Cross-Application Components Next navigation step Self-Services End of the navigation path .

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Activities

You set up the system landscape in the portal (see Setting Up the System Landscape).
In the configuration section of this documentation, make yourself familiar with the information given and perform all required settings and configuration steps required for the Business Package for Employee Self-Service (WDA):
- Roles in Employee Self-Service (WDA)
  - Single Roles for Employee Self-Service (WDA)
  - Assigning Roles for ESS (WDA) in SAP Portal
  - Configuration of the Role Menu for ESS (WDA) in SAP Portal
    
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    For this step, take also note of the following information:
    
    Dynamic Rendering of the Menu (BAdI HRESS_MENU)
  - Application-to-Application Navigation Concept in Employee Self-Service
    
    Object-Based Navigation for ESS (WDA) in the SAP Portal
    
    Business Objects Used for OBN in the SAP Portal
- For adjusting the delivered services for recording working time (CATS), requesting leave and the corresponding approval services, read the documentation of the following sections carefully:
  - Leave Request
  - Services for CATS regular (Web Dynpro ABAP)
- For adjusting the Personal Profile service, read the documentation of the following section carefully:
  - Configuration of Personal Profile Services
- For adjusting the Benefits applications, read the documentation of the following section carefully: Configuration of Benefits Services.
- For creating your own reporting services, read the documentation of the following section carefully:
  - Configuration of Reporting Services
- Make the Customizing settings that are required for the services that you intend to use in your customer-specific role. For more information, see the documentation on the individual services under International Services and Country-Specific Services and Localizations.

Note Note

The Customizing settings for Employee Self-Service (WDA) are visible only after you have activated the business function HCM, ESS on Web Dynpro ABAP 2. You can find them in the SAP Customizing Implementation Guide under Start of the navigation path Personnel Management Next navigation step Employee Self-Service (WDA) End of the navigation path .

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